Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk are certainly going all the way with "Freak Show." Multiple reports have said that the "American Horror Story" creators have recently added an interesting individual to its cast to play a freak show performer. International Business Times reporte that Jyoti Amge, the world's smallest woman, will be appearing on the show.
Murphy made the announcement via Twitter on Wednesday. Murphy shared a photo from the set introducing the show's newest cast member alongside show veteran Jessica Lange. The photo tweeted by Murphy shows Amge with the "American Horror Story" alum carrying the former. IAmge is seen wearing a traditional Indian dress while Lange is decked in a dark feathery coat fitting for a german expat.
Jyoti Amge is a known titleholder in the Guinness Book of Records. Twenty-year-old Amge is an India native with the height of 2 feet, 0.6 inches or 62.8 cm, making her the smallest living woman in the world to date.
While the name of Amge's character has not been revealed yet, viewers assume that she will be playing what she is known for in the fictional "Freak Show" universe set in 1950s. Set in Jupiter, Florida, the upcoming season will focus on Elsa Mars (Lange), who runs one of the last freak shows in the US.
Previously, it was also announced that Grammy award-winning R&B legend Patti LaBelle will also join the cast for the show's upcoming season. According to Hollywood Reporter, the singer will star in a four-episode arc, playing the mother of Gabourey Sidbe's character. LaBelle's character is said to be a local townsperson in the fictional town who is on the quest of unravelling the secrets of the main villain, Twisty the clown killer (John Carroll Lynch).
Kathy Bates who plays Effil Darling, had recently revealed at this year's San Diego Comic Con that the upcoming season has given her goosebumps. TVLine quoted her, of which she said, "After my first scene last week - and this is a terrible confession to make - I couldn't sleep until six in the morning, and then I slept for 30 hours. And that was without drugs, I swear to God. I think [Ryan Murphy] scares the s-t out of me."
"American Horror Story: Freak Show" is scheduled to premiere in October on FX.
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